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2 SPRING 2007 Angelo State University Alumni Magazine Angelo State University AlumniMagazine Spring 2007 Vol. 6, No. 1 contents 10 Angelo State University Member, The Texas State University System Cover Story Board of Regents: Kent M. Adams, Chairman, Beaumont Bernie C. Francis, Vice Chairman, Carrollton Cause and Effect 10 Dora G. Alcalá, Del Rio On the verge of stepping down from the ASU Alan W. Dreeben, San Antonio John E. Dudley, Comanche presidency, historian James Hindman reflects on Dionicio “Don” Flores, El Paso his tenure at the top. Ken Luce, Dallas Pollyanna A. Stephens, San Angelo Greg Wilkinson, Dallas Frank Bartley, Student Regent, San Marcos Features Chancellor: Charles R. Matthews, Austin Time and Distance 14 14 Angelo State University: Technology is helping ASU deliver nursing and President: Dr. James Hindman Provost and Vice President for Academic education programs far beyond campus boundaries and Student Affairs: Dr. Donald V. Coers with more to come. Vice President for Finance and Administration: Sharon Meyer Director of Alumni Relations: Lynsey Flage That Championship Season 16 ASU Alumni Magazine Team chemistry, more than athleticism, boosted The Angelo State University Alumni Magazine is San Angelo College to a national basketball published three times a year by the ASU Office of Alumni Relations in conjunction with the university championship 50 years ago this spring. News and Publications Office. ASU Alumni Association ASU Station #11049 San Angelo, TX 76909-1049 Sections (325) 942-2122; Fax: (325) 942-2373 [email protected] Letters 4 16 www.angelostatealumni.com News and Publications Office Campus News 6 Angelo State University ASU Station #11021 Academic War … Crier Cries … San Angelo, TX 76909-1021 Pay It Forward … Briefs (325) 942-2248; Fax: (325) 942-2238 Alumni Magazine Athletics 20 Publisher: Lynsey Flage Editor: Preston Lewis Sports Highlights … Spring Outlook … Director of Graphics: Michael Martin Field and Screen Design Assistant: Carrie Whitesell Writers: Jason Hunter Tom Nurre, Jr. Alumni News 24 Ronn Rowland Dave Wester Homecoming 2006 … Campus Traditions … Contributors: Ashley Bruner High and Mighty … Proud Promotion … Julia Valles Jenny Walthall The Ring Bearer … Class Notes … Lambs & Lambelles © 2007 Angelo State University All Rights Reserved On the cover: Dr. James Hindman, ASU’s president since 1995, looks across the campus he has shaped over the past dozen years. Angelo State University Alumni Magazine SPRING 2007 3 you Dear ASUsaid... Alumni Association: Dear ASU Alumni Association: Alumni Magazine As usual, the articles and stories in the new I am very grateful to you and the Board of Garners Honor Alumni Magazine are great! Directors for the honor you have given me I could hardly believe my eyes, how- by naming me as the 2006 ASU Outstand- After just three issues of the new Alumni ever, when I saw the article about The ing Retired Faculty Member. All of the Magazine, the Dallas Press Club named the Cavaliers. I grew up in Ballinger, and events of Homecoming week were most publication one of three finalists for the or- we could hardly wait to get to Rowena to enjoyable and capably presented by you ganization’s Katie Award for best magazine dance (which three of the members made and the staff of the alumni center. in the competition’s public relations/corpo- Lynsey Hargrave Flage comments about) when they were going to Reminiscing with colleagues and former rate/non-profit division. play there. They were so good! students was particularly enjoyable as was Other finalists were UT-Dallas and Le- admiring the accomplishments of our ASU Tourneau University, which won the Katie Dorothy Dent graduates of earlier years at the Wells Fargo for its Now Magazine. The division includ- Coppell Homecoming Dinner Friday evening. ed entries from the University of Oklahoma, Also, thank you and the Board for the UT-Southwestern Medical Center, SMU, Dear ASU Alumni Association: array of gifts – the key ring is both attrac- American Airlines, EDS Global Communi- My family and I very much enjoyed the tive and useful, the ASU T-shirt is cool, cations and City of Houston, among others. Wells Fargo Homecoming Dinner during and the engraved clock is stunning. It will “Being a finalist for this award is very the Homecoming festivities. As a former have a special place on my desk. exciting for the ASU Alumni Association,” AFROTC instructor at ASU, I most en- Continuing to be of service to Angelo said Alumni Relations Director Lynsey joyed seeing photos (during the dinner) of State and my community is both an honor Flage. “Our goal is to publish a quality, pro- some of our military grads in action! How- and a privilege for me. fessional publication and our partnership ever, it occurred to me that we should see Betty Alldredge with the ASU News and Publications Office pictures of all our grads doing what they San Angelo has made that possible. A lot of thought and do best. effort goes into each magazine and it is nice I’d like to put a call out to all grads Dear ASU Alumni Association: to be recognized for our hard work.” to send in pictures (I’m sure the Associa- The Alumni Magazine is produced by the tion would prefer digital pictures of high One of the better days in our lives was the Office of News and Publications and Office resolution) of themselves at work or with day the ASU Alumni Board of Directors of Alumni Relations in conjunction with the family. The photos could then be shared honored us as the Golden Exes of the Year. ASU Alumni Association. in next year’s presentation or on the new We appreciate the efforts of everyone alumni website I understand is under de- involved in the selection of the individu- velopment. als honored. Also, the time and dedication Let’s see what everyone has been up to! of organizing the Wells Fargo Dinner, the Write to us: Bingo and Bellini Brunch, the Parade, the ASU Alumni Association Darcy Maloney, Class of ’86 recognition at the ball game and the pro- ASU Station #11049 San Angelo fessional and caring manner in which we San Angelo, TX 76909-1049 were treated. [email protected] We shall always remember and cherish www.angelostatealumni.com the honors of that day. We extend to you – the ASU Alumni board of director and the ASU alumni staff – our sincere thanks! Clovis and Bettie Olsak San Angelo 4 SPRING 2007 Angelo State University Alumni Magazine Angelo State University Alumni Chapter Contacts 2006-07 Texas Virginia ASU Alumni Association Abilene Southside Board of Directors Donald L. Plumley (’94) Tim Gette (’68) [email protected] [email protected] Barbara Barnhart (’77) Austin Washington D.C. Jason Adams (’94, ’99) Scott Blanton (’88) [email protected] Kevin Schwalb (’97) Kyle Box (’81) [email protected] Dallas/Ft Worth Dudra D’Ann Butler (’79) Katie Manning (’01 ) Washington Alex Decuir (’67) [email protected] Steve Eustis (’73) Tacoma/Seattle El Paso Marty Wooten (’84) Lynsey Hargrave Flage (’97) Dr. Ernesto Escobedo (’89) [email protected] Brad Fly (’00) [email protected] Arnold Garcia, Jr. (’73) Houston Thailand Ryan Pelzel (’99) Louis Gomez (’84) Adisak Laosirirat (’86) [email protected] [email protected] Oscar Gomez (’68) Laredo Sandra Hawkins Gray (’74, ’84) Raj Gandhi (’96) Jeff Hamilton (’85) [email protected] Delilah Harper (’78, ’84) Lubbock David Harrison (’72) Jeff (’85) & Joey Henderson (’83) Mindy (’86) Hamilton [email protected] If you are interested in Stacia Hughes (’00) Midland being an ASU contact Vance Jones (’79) Brandon Pinson (’92) Lawrence Kennedy (’83) [email protected] in your area, please call Lance Lacy (’81, ’91) Odessa Joe Lee (’80) James L. Seaton (’02) ASU Alumni Relations at [email protected] Jean Ann LeGrand (’72) (325) 942-2122 or e-mail Kathy Muñoz (’89) San Antonio Gregory Metz (’99) [email protected] for Bill David Nikolauk (’84) [email protected] Lloyd Norris (’73) more information. Faron Pfeiffer (’79, ’82) Arizona Rob Rainey (’96) Anna Kinsey Nickell (’67) Tom Ridgway (’79) [email protected] Steve Jay Todd, Jr. (’94) New York Ronnie Willmann (’78) Ray Vohra (’95) [email protected] Tennessee Nashville Kirk Banfield (’89) [email protected] Angelo State University Alumni Magazine SPRING 2007 5 Newscampus New Software or Prolonged Soft-war? When Angelo State University administra- The lessons they learned waging this tors decided to implement an integrated war for change along with pertinent com- software system to improve processes and ments from several historical figures are: efficiency, they failed to realize they were declaring “the academic equivalent of war.” Failure is at about the same rate as war They do now. In the process of success- – roughly 50-50 – and the cost of failure fully implementing the integrated software is high. system, they learned some lessons that are “There is nothing more difficult to ex- applicable to any large organization that ecute, nor more dubious of success, nor takes on a change in operations. more dangerous to administer than to in- For Angelo State, the major conver- troduce a new system of things.” sion was the implementation of the Portico – Machiavelli, The Prince, 1532 Project, which replaced all of ASU’s out- Many underestimate the rigors and fail dated and self-standing software systems to prepare adequately. with an integrated software package. “Farming looks mighty easy when your “The comparisons to war,” said Doug plow is a pencil, and you’re a thousand Fox, ASU’s associate vice president for miles from the cornfield.” information technology, “do not mean that – Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 we are fighting with each other, but rather that we are on the same side ‘fighting’ for Careful planning is essential .